‘Expandable amnesty list’ FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 12/09/2010

‘Expandable amnesty list’

FRONTLINE

Ninez Cacho-Olivares

12/09/2010

Mediocre is the middle name of Noynoy and his administration. He plunges from one disaster to another, with no end in sight.

He may have gotten both chambers of the legislature to concur in his flawed amnesty grant, but that concurrence can only mean that his allies in Congress — both in the House and in the Senate — are just as mediocre as he is, and will pass anything — including anything proposed by Noynoy and his incompetents written in a soiled toilet paper.

Even more appalling is the public discovery that the list of the grantees of Noynoy’s amnesty proclamation, apparently came from detained Sen. Antonio Trillanes himself! Wow. A rebel turned ally of Aquino prepares the list of people who should avail of the amnesty? Incredible!

And was it Trillanes too, who advised Noynoy to spurn the Makati Regional Trial Court sentencing of the Oakwood mutiny leader and push the amnesty proclamation and ensure that nobody but nobody will have to acknowledge guilt?

The Executive Secretary, during the Senate hearing, where the list was presented — and where even more names can be added — pointed to the Department of Justice (DoJ) as the source of the list of probable amnesty grantees that was given the Palace.... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20101209com2.html